Lake Mary, Oviedo girls win semis

VARSITY - Basketball - 6A-3

February 3, 2006|By Max Berry, Special to the Sentinel

In the second semifinal of the Class 6A, District 3 tournament, Lake Mary posted a 66-38 victory against rival Lake Brantley on Thursday and claimed a guaranteed spot in the Class 6A, Region 1 tournament.

The Patriots (11-16) forced numerous turnovers for Lake Mary (22-3), allowing Lake Brantley to trail by only four by the end of the first quarter.

Elizabeth Konopka scored eight first-half points and finished with 21 to lead the Patriots.

Thanks to the shooting of Tailor Jones, who scored 17 points to lead the Rams, Lake Mary pulled away to a 29-16 lead by the end of the first half.

The Rams hardly let the Patriots get past half-court for much of the second half, though, converting steals and turnovers into easy layups.

"We did what we had to do,'' said Lake Mary Coach Carl Brown, who emphasized how important it will be in the championship game to play well in the first half.

Oviedo (22-4) punched its ticket to take on its Seminole County rival in the championship game Saturday with a 65-55 victory against Seminole (21-7) in the other district semifinal.

Krista Cammack led Oviedo with 16 points, and crafty point guard Kelly Dwyer added 14, helping the Lions avenge a regular-season loss to the Seminoles.